1932 United States Senate election in Louisiana
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The 1932 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin Broussard ran for a third term in office, but was defeated in the primary by U.S. Representative John H. Overton.
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On September 13, Overton won the Democratic primary with 61.64% of the vote.
At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state (no other party had run a candidate for Senate since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment), and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Overton won the November general election without an opponent.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Edwin S. Broussard, incumbent Senator
- John H. Overton, U.S. Representative from Marksville
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John H. Overton | 181,464 | 59.23% | |
Democratic | Edwin S. Broussard (incumbent) | 124,935 | 40.78% | |
Total votes | 306,399 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Overton | 249,189 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 249,189 | 100.00% |
References edit
- ^ "LA US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "LA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.